[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 129 (Thursday, July 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38202-38203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15159]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-8583-4]


Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of 
EPA Comments

    Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental 
Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and 
Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. 
Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of 
Federal Activities at 202-564-7167. An explanation of the ratings 
assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published 
in FR dated April 11, 2008 (73 FR 19833).

Draft EISs

EIS No. 20070526, ERP No. D-AFS-J65503-WY, Thunder Basin National 
Grassland Prairie Dog Management Strategy, Land and Resource Management 
Plan Amendment 3, Proposes to Implement a Site-Specific 
Strategy to Manage Black Trailed Prairie Dog, Douglas Ranger District, 
Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National 
Grassland, Campbell, Converse, Niobrara and Weston Counties, WY.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about alternatives, 
impacts to the black-footed ferret and the use of lethal control of 
prairie dog colonies. EPA recommended development of a non-lethal 
management alternative. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080032, ERP No. D-AFS-J65505-C0, Durango Mountain Resort 
Improvement Plan, Special-Use-Permits, Implementation, San Juan 
National Forest, La Plata and San Juan Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to lynx 
habitat, wetlands and water quality. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080060, ERP No. D-AFS-J65511-SD, Upper Spring Creek Project, 
Proposes to Implementation Multiple Resource Management Actions, Mystic 
Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest, Pennington County, SD.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about project impacts 
to water quality and a lack of specificity regarding impacts to 
wetlands, and requested additional information on restoring water 
quality in Spring Creek, from its headwaters to Sheridan Lake, which is 
water quality impaired. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080106, ERP No. D-AFS-J39039-CO, Long Draw Reservoir Project, 
Re-Issue a Special-Use-Authorization to Water Supply and Storage to 
Allow the Continued Use of Long Draw Reservoir and Dam, Arapaho and 
Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland, Grand and 
Larimer Counties, CO.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the

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availability of pure greenback cutthroat trout brood stock for 
restoration. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20080113, ERP No. D-FRC-E03018-FL, Floridian Natural Gas 
Storage Project, Construction and Operation, Liquefied Natural Gas 
(LNG) Storage and Natural Gas Transmission Facilities, Martin County, 
FL.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about water quality 
and noise and environmental justice issues. Rating EC1.

EIS No. 20080139, ERP No. D-FHW-F40443-MN, Trunk Highway 23 and U.S. 
Highway 71 Project, Construction of One or More Grade-Separated Bridge 
Crossings, Dovre Township, Northeast of Wilmar County, Kandiyohi, MN.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about wetland, noise, 
stormwater, and cumulative impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080150, ERP No. D-NOA-E91023-00, Amendment 16 to the Fishery 
Management Plan for the Snapper Grouper Fishery, To End Overfishing of 
Gag and Vermillion Snapper, Implementation, South Atlantic Region.

    Summary: While EPA has no objection to the proposed action, we 
requested clarification about the use of an interim management 
approach. Rating LO.

EIS No. 20070403, ERP No. DS-BLM-J65436-UT, Vernal Field Office 
Resource Management Plan, Updated Information, Managing Non-Wilderness 
Study Area (WSA) Lands with Wilderness Characteristics, Implementation, 
Vernal, UT.

    Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about impacts to air 
quality and riparian areas, and recommended that the Final EIS include 
information assessing cumulative impacts. In addition, BLM should 
include information on the implementation of protective management 
prescriptions to mitigate for the above impacts. Rating EC2.

EIS No. 20080190, ERP No. DS-USA-A15000-00, Programmatic--Army Growth 
and Force Structure Realignment, Evaluation of Alternatives for 
Supporting the Growth, Realignment, and Transformation of the Army to 
Support Operational in the Pacific Theater, Implementation, Nationwide.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action. Rating LO.

Final EISs

EIS No. 20070551, ERP No. F-BLM-J02051-UT, Greater Deadman Bench Oil 
and Gas Producing Region, Proposes to Develop Oil and Gas Resources, 
Right-of-Way Grants and Applications for Permit to Drill, Vernal, 
Uintah County, UT.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to the riparian corridor on the Green River. EPA identified the need to 
improve cumulative impact assessment of air quality in the Uinta Basin.

EIS No. 20080146, ERP No. F-NOA-E91019-00, Amendment 2 to the 
Consolidated Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery Management Plan, 
To Implement Management Measures that Prevent Overfishing and Rebuild 
Overfished Stocks, Implementation, Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the 
Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20080168, ERP No. F-AFS-L65500-AK, Iyouktug Timber Sales, 
Proposes Harvesting Timber, Implementation, Hoonah Ranger District, 
Tongass National Forest, Hoonah, AK.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about impacts 
to water quality and wetlands.

EIS No. 20080176, ERP No. F-AFS-K65304-CA, North 49 Forest Health 
Recovery Project, Restore Fire Adapted Forest System, Located in the 
Red (MA-16) and Logan (MA-45) Management Areas, Hat Creek Ranger 
District, Lassen National Forest, Shasta County, CA.

    Summary: EPA continues to have environmental concerns about 
cumulative effects and the continued deferral of roads issues.

EIS No. 20080188, ERP No. F-IBW-K36148-CA, Programmatic--Tijuana River 
Flood Control Project, Proposing a Range of Alternatives for 
Maintenance Activities and Future Improvements, San Diego County, CA.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20080189, ERP No. F-NSA-G06013-NM, Continued Operations of Los 
Alamos National Laboratory, Proposal to Expand Overall Operational 
Levels, (DOE/EIS-0380), Site Wide, Los Alamos County, NM.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20080207, ERP No. F-USN-E11063-00, Shock Trail of the MESA 
VERDE (LPD 19), San Antonio (LPD 17) Class Ship designated as the Shock 
Ship for Proposed Shock Trail, Possible Offshore Locations are Naval 
Station Norfolk, VA; Naval Station Mayport, FL; and Naval Air Station 
Pensacola, FL.

    Summary: Based on the mitigation and monitoring programs described 
in the Final EIS, EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20080233, ERP No. F-NOA-E86004-00, South Atlantic Snapper 
Grouper Fishery, Amendment 14 to Establish Eight Marine Protected Areas 
in Federal Waters, Implementation, South Atlantic Region.

    Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action.

EIS No. 20080107, ERP No. FS-NOA-A91061-00, Atlantic Mackerel, Squid 
and Butterfish, Fishery Management Plan, Amendment 9, 
Implementation, Essential Fish Habitat (EFH), Exclusive Economic Zone 
(EEZ).

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

EIS No. 20080199, ERP No. FS-BLM-L65462-AK, Northeast National 
Petroleum Reserve--Alaska Integrated Activity Plan, Updated 
Information, addressing the need for more Oil and Gas Production 
through Leasing Lands, Consideration of 4 Alternatives, North Slope 
Borough, AK.

    Summary: EPA's previous concerns have been resolved; therefore, EPA 
does not object to the preferred alternative.

EIS No. 20080235, ERP No. FS-NOA-L91011-AK, Cook Inlet Beluga Whale 
Subsistence Harvest Project, Proposes to Implement a Long-Term Harvest 
Plan and Fulfill the Federal Government's Trust Responsibility, Cook 
Inlet, AK.

    Summary: No formal comment letter was sent to the preparing agency.

    Dated: June 30, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Environmental Protection 
Specialist, Office of Federal Activities.
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